Solkhian Population, Caste, Working Data Rupnagar, Punjab - Census 2011

Solkhian is a village situated in Rup Nagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 304 families residing in the village Solkhian. The total population of Solkhian is 1,590 out of which 821 are males and 769 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Solkhian is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Solkhian village is 179 which is 11% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Solkhian is 1,157 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Solkhian village.

Population
1,590
Families
304
Literacy
82%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Solkhian is 82%. Thus Solkhian village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Rupnagar district. The male literacy rate is 85.64% and the female literacy rate is 78.01% in Solkhian village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Solkhian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Solkhian Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Solkhian village.

Total Male Female
Children 179 83 96
Literacy 82% 85.64% 78.01%
Scheduled Caste 713 373 340
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 433 189 244

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Solkhian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Solkhian village out of total population, 495 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 495 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 338 295 43
Cultivators 91 73 18
Agriculture Labourer 20 18 2
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 223 200 23
Marginal Workers 157 121 36
Non Working 1,095 405 690

Nearby Villages to Solkhian,

Below are the list of villages near Solkhian village in Rup Nagar.

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